Carl Rimmer

{{Short description|English rugby union player}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2025}}

{{Use British English|date=October 2016}}

{{Infobox rugby biography

| name = Carl Rimmer

| image =

| birth_name = Carl Rimmer

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1986|4|29|df=y}}

| birth_place = Banbury, Oxfordshire

| height = {{convert|1.83|m|ftin|abbr=on}}

| weight = {{convert|118|kg|stlb|abbr=on}}{{cite web|title=Carl Rimmer – ESPN Scrum|url=http://www.espn.co.uk/england/rugby/player/169807.html|publisher=ESPNscrum|accessdate=18 June 2013}}

| school = The Woodlands School, Coventry

| university =

| relatives =

| position = Prop

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 = Earlsdon RFC

| years1 = 2005–2006 | clubs1 = Nuneaton | apps1 = 21 | points1 = 0

| years2 = 2006–2008 | clubs2 = Coventry | apps2 = 46 | points2 = 10

| years3 = 2009–2012 | clubs3 = Cornish Pirates | apps3 = 80 | points3 = 20

| years4 = 2012–2018 | clubs4 = Exeter Chiefs | apps4 = 132 | points4 = 30

}}

Carl Rimmer (born 29 April 1986 in Banbury, England) is a retired Rugby Union player who played for Exeter Chiefs in Premiership Rugby.

Rimmer is equally capable of playing at both loosehead and tighthead prop and made his debut for Exeter against London Welsh on 16 September 2012,{{cite web |url= http://www.premiershiprugby.com/matchcentre/fixtures/squads.php?player=68541&includeref=dynamic |title= Aviva Premiership Rugby – Exeter Chiefs |work= web page |publisher= Premier Rugby |accessdate= 4 February 2013 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160813232751/http://www.premiershiprugby.com/matchcentre/fixtures/squads.php?player=68541&includeref=dynamic |archive-date= 13 August 2016 |url-status= dead }} subsequently starting at both loosehead and tighthead. Rimmer joined Exeter from fellow westcountry side Cornish Pirates{{cite web|url=http://www.espnscrum.com/premiership-2011-12/rugby/story/164865.html |title= Aviva Premiership: Chiefs plunder Pirates for Carl Rimmer |work=web page |publisher= ESPNscrum |accessdate =31 May 2012}} and is qualified to play for both England or Wales. He was a replacement as Exeter Chiefs defeated Wasps to be crowned champions of the 2016–17 English Premiership.{{cite web

|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/40018239

|title=Premiership final: Wasps 20-23 Exeter Chiefs (aet)

|publisher=BBC

|date=27 May 2017 |accessdate=24 September 2018}}